# PROGRESSIVE DEVELOPMENT ORGANISATION

## Details

- **Country:** England & Wales
- **Charity number:** 1115578
- **Other names:** Alihsan, SEDO, SOMALI EDUCATION AND DEVELOPMENT ORGANISATION, SOMALI EDUCATION AND DEVELOPMENT ORGANISATION SEDO, ALIHSAAN
- **Status:** Registered
- **Legal form:** Other
- **Registered:** July 26, 2006
- **Register:** https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/en/charity-search/?p_p_id=uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet&p_p_lifecycle=0&p_p_state=maximized&p_p_mode=view&_uk_gov_ccew_onereg_charitydetails_web_portlet_CharityDetailsPortlet_regId=1115578


## Contact

- **Address:** 43 Chichester Court, STANMORE, Middlesex
- **Postcode:** HA7 1DX
- **Phone:** 07788236685
- **Email:** abarud@btinternet.com



## Activities

**Objects:** 1 TO ADVANCE EDUCATION, RELIEVE FINANCIAL HARDSHIP AND PROMOTE AND PROTECT GOOD HEALTH AMONGST THE SOMALI COMMUNITY IN LONDON AND THOSE SEEKING ASYLUM AND THOSE GRANTED REFUGEE STATUS PARTICULARLY BY THE PROVISION OF LEGAL AND OTHER ADVICE.2 TO ADVANCE THE EDUCATION OF THE PUBLIC IN GENERAL ABOUT SOMALI HISTORY, CULTURE AND TRADITIONS.3 THE RELIEF OF POVERTY, HARDSHIP AND DISTRESS AND THE ADVANCEMENT OF EDUCATION IN SOMALIA.

**Activities:** 1. Support youth to create positive change towards more inclusive, fair, and sustainable communities, by providing a variety of skills development, equipping them with knowledge and capacity building.2. Partner with a regional and global non-for-profit organizations to enable experience and knowledge exchange for future leaders, this shall help them to promote abetter future for their community.

**Area of benefit:** SOMALI COMMUNITY IN LONDON




## Classification

- **How:** Makes Grants To Individuals, Provides Human Resources, Provides Services, Provides Advocacy/advice/information, Sponsors Or Undertakes Research, Other Charitable Activities
- **What:** General Charitable Purposes, Education/training, The Prevention Or Relief Of Poverty, Overseas Aid/famine Relief, Economic/community Development/employment
- **Who:** Children/young People, Elderly/old People, People With Disabilities, People Of A Particular Ethnic Or Racial Origin, Other Charities Or Voluntary Bodies



## Areas of operation

- Djibouti
- Ethiopia
- Kenya
- Somalia
- Barking And Dagenham
- Brent
- City Of London
- Greenwich
- Harrow
- Hounslow



## Finances

| Period end | Income | Expenditure | Assets | Employees |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec. 31, 2025 | £0 | £0 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2024 | £0 | £0 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2023 | £0 | £0 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2022 | £0 | £0 | — | — |
| Dec. 31, 2021 | £0 | £0 | — | — |



## Trustees

- **MOHAMED OSMAN HASSAN** (Chair) — appointed Sept. 10, 2011
- AHMED BARUD
- Abdulkadair Ismail Ahmed — appointed March 30, 2020
- Abdulla Farah — appointed Feb. 15, 2021
- Dr MUSTAFA ABDULLAH JAMAL — appointed April 6, 2012